Baling-press.



P. P. HINCKLEY.

BALING PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 24,1910.

989,260, Patented Apr. 11,1911.

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BALIN G PRESS.

APPLIUATIoN FILED 11:13.24. 1910.

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F. P. HINCKLEY.

BALING PRESS.

APPLIoA'rIoN FILED PEB.24,1910.

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APPLIGATION FILED 12123.24. 1910.

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FREDERICK P. HINCKLEY, OF JACKSON, MICHIGAN.

BALING-PRESS.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 11, 1911.V

Application led February 24, 1910. Serial No. 545,635.

To all whom 'it may concern: I

lie it known that I, FREDERICK I. HINCK- LEY, a citizen of the UnitedvStates of America, residing at Jackson, in the county of Jackson andState of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inEaling-Presses; and I do hereby declare the following .to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to improvements in baling presses and its object isto provide automatic means for applying wire bands to the bales, and toprovide the device with various new and useful features hereinafter morefully described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

My invention consists essentially of a baling press having openingsthrough the ease and ram, a rock shaft, arms ,on the shaft adapted topass through said openings, a reciprocating rack, means forautomatically connecting and disconnecting the rack with the ram atintervals, twisting mechanisms for the wires, together with means foroperating said mechanism and arms by movement of the rack, and invarious novel features of combination and arrangement, as

will more fully appear by reference to the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a baling pressr withmy improved device attached thereto; Fig. 2 is an inverted plan 3'5 viewof the same; Fig. 3 a side elevation of the modified ram; Fig. 4 an endview of the same; Fig. 5 a side elevation of the device opposite to Fig.l; Fig. 6 a detail in plan ifew of the rack and gearing operated there-;Fi`g. 7 a plan View of the tripping wheel "i and viai-ts ycoactingtherewith; Fig. 8 a de- Alilio anadjustable disk 27; Fig. 9 a detailnii-vertical section of a part of the mechahmiiisi'n",for operating thetwister gears; Fig. H10 adetail of the disk 39 which drives the shaft'that'operates the twister gears; Fig.

1 `a -detail; of the gear 26; Fig. 12 an enlargedfend view of thel rack,and a partof "the coupling'mechanism for connectlng the rackto the ram;Fig. 13 a side elevation of the rack and parts attached thereto ywith aportion of the rack case; Fig. 14 a vertical section through the cam 37and gear 21; Fig. 15'an enlarged detail of the double dog 55 in thecam37; Fig. 16 a detail in side elevation of the cam 37 and gear 21; Figs.17, 20, and 23 show a left hand end elevation of the twisting devicewith parts in different sta es of its operation; Figs. 18H21, and 24 are1nverted lan views of the twisting mechanism with the parts at corresonding stages of operation; Iligs. 19, 22, an 25 end elevations of theright hand end of the twisting mechanism with parts in the variousstages lof operation corresponding to Figs. 18, 21,

and 24. Fi 26 is a central vertical section of the twistlng device withparts in position when out of operation during the formation of a bale;Fig. 27 a corresponding vertical section between the plates 51 and 53show- 70 ing the cut-off mechanism at one end; Fig.

28 the same with parts in a different position; Fig. 29 a transversesection of one of the arms 4; Fig. V30 a diagram showing the wire bandsand a portion of the machine; Fig. 3l a perspectlve of a portion of theparts shown in Figs. 27 and 28; and, Fig.

32 an enlarged perspective detail of one of the arms.

Like numbers refer to like parts in all of the figures.

l represents a portion of the case of a baling press as usuallyconstructed. The chamber in which the ram travels is provided with aseries of slots or openings 2 to ermit 85 the arms 4 mounted on.a rocksha t 3 to swing through the said chamber, which arms carry wires 6 fedfrom reels 5 mounted on the case. These arms have Vgrooves 65 for thewires and pulleys 66 at the angles t0 90 en age the wires and are alsoforked or bifurcated at the movable end to guide the wires. The rockshaft 3 is operated by a segment gear 7 engaging a rack 8 slidable l ina case 9. This rack'is reciprocated by a 95 hook 10 attached to the ram,which hook engages a vertically movable bolt 11 in the rack to carry thesame in one direction, and a fixed lug 14 on the end of the rack t0carryl the same in the opposite direction. The bolt 11 is normally inlowered position, and the rack remains in retracted position. A toothedwheel 20 is journaled beneath the case' and extends upward into the caseand within the ath of the bale, the circumference of this wheelcorresponding to the length of the respective bales to be made.

18 and 19 represent relatively rigid arms having slight rotary movementindependent of the wheel, freely rotative on their axis 110 and carriedaround withithe wheel by a pin 34 in the wheel, engaging the arm 18, andlimited in movement relative to the .wheel by a pin 34 in the wheelengaging the arm 19.

16 is a lever having a projection 17 in the path of the arm 18.

15 .is a rod extendingfrom thelever 16 to a trip lever 13 pivoted to thelower part of the rack case and engaging a spring 12, which spring inturn engages and raises the bolt 11. This spring 12 is turned upward atits rear end and divided as at 44, being provided with ho ksto engage atriangular projection 43 on t e rear end of the rack.

33 represents the twisting and cutting mechanism for the wires, thetwisting mecha-nism of which is operated by a shaft rotated periodicallyby movement of the rack.

21 is a gear engaging teeth in the rack.

25 is an idler gear engaging the gear 21 and another gear 26 looselyjournaled on the shaft 35.

39 is a disk fast on the shaft 3 5 to rotate the same.

To prevent the twister gears from turning backward, a spring do isprovided to engage a lug on a dis 27 attached to the case, andadjustable by means of a slotted segment 28 held by a binding screw 29.An opposite dog 40L engages a lug 46 on the gear 26 and transmits motionfrom the gear to the shaft to operate the twisting gears. On the gear 21is an arm 22 which engagesa recess 23 in the rack bar to properlyconnect the gear 21 with the rack teeth,

the rack bar being devoid of teeth on this side on this end to stop therotation of the twister gears while the wires are being cut.

Above the gear 21 is a cam wheel 37 having a cam groove in its peripherytraversed by a roller 38 on a lever 24l connected to rods 42, whichextend upward to operate the cutters and levers hereafter described.This cam carries oppositely projecting spring dogs 41 and 41, as shownin Figs. 14 and 15. The upper dog engages a stop 47 on the case to keepthe cam from turning backward, and the lower dog engages a lug 48 on thegear 21 to operate the cam.

36 is an arm on the cam 37 engaged by a shoulder 8b on the rack to turnthe cam and operate the wire cutters after the gear 21 has beendisconnected from the rack 8.

The frame of each twister mechanism consists of two outer plates 50 and51, two inner plates 52 and 53 parallel therewith, all of the platesbeing suitably spaced apart from each other. Between these inner platesare journaled two 4twisting gears 54. These gears, their journals, andtheir bearings are all slotted tothe axisso that the wires can pass intoand out ofthe same. These gears 54 are operated by a gear 54,z (F ig.26)v mounted on a shaft 35*l driven by the shaft a'35.' On the outerside the plate 50 is a semi-cylindrical post 56around which thewirefslides and is also movable vertically thereon. On the oppositeouter plate 51 is a hook to receive the wire delivered by the forked endof the arm 4 thereto at each .operationof the twister. On each plate 50and 51 is av pivoted lever 57 operated by t-he rod 42 to raise the wiresinto the axis of the gears 54. On each of these levers 57 is an arm 58which moves the wires downward and discharges the same from thev gears.On the lever 57 which is below the shaft 35, this arm is pivoted to thelever as at 60 and provided with a shoulder 64, the shoulder being heldin contact with the arm by a spring 61,'whereby thearm 58 will yieldwhen it comesy in contact with the shaft 35a as illustrated in Fig. 28."To sever the wires, on each plate 5 is pivoted a cutter 59, vone ofwhich cutters extends alongside ofthe post 56 and the other eX- tendsalongsidefof the hook '55, the .post and hook being provided withcutting edges coacting with the pivoted blades 59 to shear the Wires asthe blades are moved. To operate these blades,r each adjacent lever 57is provided with a cam 63 to force the respective blades toward the postand'hook, and a sprlng 62' is provided to retract each blade toward thecam.

During the formation of a bale, the press 1s operated in the usual wayof a baling press, the wires beingy carried ahead of the bale andfeeding from the respective reels along. the respective sides of thelbale, the wires at one side sliding aroundy the posts 56 as the balemoves forward, and the wires at the other side feeding over the arms andthence along the other side of the bale. The wheel 20 turns about itsaxis as the preceding bale engages and rotates the same, and when thearm 18 engages the projection 17, the lever 16 is moved and the lever13`is operated to raise thebolt 11 within the path of the hook 10. Thespring 12 will Ayield suiiicient to let the hook pass over the bolt 11and between itiand the lug 14. Afterl the spring 12 has been raised bythe lever 13, it will be held up by engagement ofthe jaws 44 with thetriangular member 43, and when the rack Vbar 8 is moved longitudinally,the jaws 44 will slip ofi' the ends of said member 43 and release thespring 12.

Should the'v arm 18 stop opposite the projection 17 thelinger 8%,01'1the rack will engage the arm 19 and throw the arm 18 off saidprojection. The next stroke of the ram now carriesthe rack forward andturns the arms 4 through the openings 2 in the case and 31 in the ram.The'arm swings forward through the case and ram while the ram is movingforward, and returns while the ram is'moving backward, thus goingthrough the ram and back again, 1

the opening in the ram can be ample for the purpose wlthout getting Yanymaterial into .the same, for that only narrow slots are required in theend of the ram next the bale to, permit the escape of the wires. Thebifurcated end of each arm 67 strikes close below the downwardlyinclined hook 55 on each twister and will spring down suiiicient toengage the wire with the hook. During the forward stroke of the rack,the gears 21, 25, and 26 run idle, the spring dog 40 running freely overthe lug 46 on the gear 26, and the gear 2l makina a single revolutioncarrying the lug 48 under the dog 41 at the end of the forward stroke.Upon the reverse movement of the rack as the ram returns, the engagementof the lug 48 with the do` .41a now turns the cam 37 and raises the ro1er 38. This pulls down on the rods 42 and turns the levers 57 from theposition shown in Figs. 18, 19, and 20 to the position shown in Figs.21, 22, and 23. As shown in Fig. 16, the cam Wheel delays this movementsomewhat to permit the arm 4 to get out of theway of the levers 57. Assoon as this movement has taken place and the wires are properly placedin the axis of the 'ears 54, the dog 40a is engaged by the lu 6 on thegear 26 and the shaft 35 rotate This, through the shaft 35a and gear 54,simultaneously rotates the twister gears 54 and twists the wirestogether in two places at the respective sides of the loops formedtherein, as shown in Figs. 18, 21, and 24,-

i slots to obstruct the operation of the device,

or tend to break the same. The shoulder 8b now engages the arm 36 andrestores the cam to starting position, as shown in Fig. 6, whichreplaces the levers 57 to open'position. As the levers 57 turn, the arms58 push the wires downward out of the twister gears. During thisdownward movement the cams 63 operate the cutting blades 59 and severthe wires where they are looped around the post 56 and the hook 55. Thusat each operation there are two complete double or reverse twistsformed, one of which completes the band around the bale and the otherconnects the ends of the wires leading from the reels. As the next bale1s formed, the wires at each side of the machine are fed along therespective sides of the Lbale, one wire from the respective arm 4 andthe other wire sliding around the post 56 of the twister. At eachmovement of the arm, the bight of the wire is carried through thechamber 31 of the ram to the knot-ter, and when severed, one part goeswith the bale and the other part stays to form the beginning of the bandfor the succeeding bale, this portion of the wires passing out of theram through the narrow slits 32 as the ram recedes.

It will be particularly noted that the movement of the arms is so timedthat they place the wire around the bale and deliver it to the twisterat the time the ram is fully compressing the bale to its smallestvolume,

thus placing the band tightly around the Y bale; also that the narrowslits for the escape of the wires from the ram, eieetually prevent anymaterial of the bale from getting into the transverse opening of the ramto interfere with the arm or wires. It will also be noted that the wiresbeing loopedand twisted as described, affords no opportunity for thebale to expand during the operation, thus securing tight bands andveryeompact bales, and that by passing the wire through t-he ram duringthe forward stroke thereof and knotting and severing the wire during thebackward stroke of the ram, ample time is allowable for these operationsWithout delaying the movement of the ram, thus providing a high speedoperation of the machine without undue speed of the wire applyingdevices.

What I claim is:

1. A baling press, comprising a ease, a ram reciprocable in the case,the ease and ram having longitudinal slots therethrough, an arm pivotedon the case at one end and adapted to swing through the case and ram andback again, means on the arm for carrying a wire through the case andram, means for extending a wire along the side of the case opposite tothe arm, means for securing said wires to each other, and means adaptedto swing the arm through the case and ram during the forward movement ofthe ram, and, back out of the case and ram during the rearward movementof the ram.

2. A baling press, comprising a case having slots in its opposite sides,a ram having a transverse opening opposite said slots, means forextending a wire at each side of the case, means for carrying the bightof one of said wires through said slots and opening, means for joiningthe wires in two separate places spaced apart, and means for severingthe wires between where they are joined.

3. A baling press, comprising a case having slots in its sides, a ramAmovable in the lthey have been jolned.

4. A baling press, comprising la case, a ram movable in the case, a reelat each side of the case each carrying a wire, means for passing thebight of one wire through the case, means for forming two opposing andcrossed loops in the wires, means for simultaneously twisting two wirestogether in two separate places, and means for severing the wiresbetween the two twisted portions.

5. A baling press, comprising a case having slots in its opposite sides,a ram having a transverse opening opposite said slots, an arm adapted topass through said slots and opening and carry the .bight of the wiretherethrough, meansl for forming two opposing ain crossed loops in twoseparate wires, two twister gears to engage and twist the wires in twoseparate places where the said wires are crossed, and means for severingthe loops in said wires between said twisted portions.

6. A baling press, comprising a case having slots in its opposite sides,a ram reciprocable in the case to compress the bale and having atransverse opening opposite the slots to receive an arm and a narrowslot in the end communicating with said opening, an arm passing throughthe ram and case while the ram is moving forward and contacts the bale,means for vjoining a wire carried by the arm to a second wire in twoplaces, and means for severing the wires between said places, the wireJoining and severing means being in duplicate and acting while the ramis moving backward.

7. A baling press, comprising a case in which the material iscompressed, a ram reciprocating in the case, said ram and case havingtransverse openings, the ram also having ra narrow slot communicatingwith the opening therein, a rock shaft, an arm on the rock shaft adaptedto' swing through said case and ram, two twister gears having .radialslots extending to the axis thereof, a post at one side of the gears toreceive a loop of wire, a hook at the other side of the gears to receivea loop of wire from the arm, `means lfor rotating the gears, and meansfor severing the loops in the wires.

8.A In a`baling press, means for joining two wires, comprising tworadially slotted twisting gears, means fory rotating the same, a post atone side of said gears to receive and slidably hold a loop of wire, ahook at the other side of the gears to receive and hold a loop in asecond wire, means for moving said loops into and out of the gears, and

means for severing said loops after the same have been twisted by therespective gears.

9. A baling press, comprismg a case having a longitudinal slot in eachside, a ram reciprocating in the case and having a. transverse openingopposite the slots, a rock shaft mounted on the case, an arm mounted onthe rock shaft and adapted to swing through the openings in` the caseand ram, two twister gears mounted. on the case and slotted radially tothe axis, a post at one side of .the gears to engage .a loop in a wire,a hook at the other side of the gears to recelve a loop of wire from thearm, means for moving the wires into and out of the gears, and means forsevering the loops in the wires.

10. A baling press, comprising a case having longitudinal slots in itssides, a ram reciprocating in the case and having a transverse openingopposite the vslots in the case, a reel at each side of the case, twogears having radial slots, a post at one side of the gears to receive aloop of wire from one reel, ahook at the other side of the gears toreceive a loop of wire from the arm, a rock shaft supporting the arm, asegment gear on the rock shaft, a rack longitudinally movable, means forautomatically reciprocating the rack at intervals, pivoted levers tomove the wires into and out of the slots in the gears, means forperiodically rotating the gears, means for periodically operating thelevers, blades adapted to sever the loops in the wires, and ,means forperiodically operating the blades.

11. A baling press, comprising a case, a ram reciprocable in the case,means for applying a wire band to a bale, a reciprocable rack beneaththe case and adapted to operate said means, a hook on the ram andVtraversing close to the rack, a lug on the end of the rack to engage thehook, a bolt in the rack near the lug and normally out of the path ofthe hook, and means for periodically moving the bolt within the path ofthe hook..

12. A baling press, comprising a case, a ram reciprocable in the case,means for applying a wire band to a bale, a reciprocable rack adapted tooperate said means, a wheel having teeth adapted to be engaged by a baleto -rotate the wheel, a hook on the ram traversing -close to the rack, abolt in the rack normally out of the path of the hook, and 'means formoving the bolt into the path of the hook at each revolution of thewheel.

13. A baling press, comprising a case, a ram reciprocable in the case,means for applying wire bands to a bale, a reciprocable rack beneath thecase and adapted to operate said means, a hook on the ram and traversingclose to the rack, a lug on the end of the rack to 'engage the hook, abolt in the rack near the lug, a spring to raise the bolt and having anupturned end provided with hooks, a projection on the rack engaged bythe hooks, and means for periodically raising the spring.

14. A baling press, comprising a reciprocable ram, means for applying awire band to a bale, a reciprocable rack adapted to operate said means,a hook on the ram and traversing close to the rack, a lug on the end ofthe rack to engage the hook, a triangular projection on the end of therack, a bolt in the rack and movable into and out of the `plying a wireband to a bale, a reciprocable rack adapted to operate said means, awheel having teeth to engage a bale and rotated thereby, an arm freelyrotative near the Y wheel, a pin in the wheel engaging the arm,

a lever moved by the arm at each .rotation of the Wheels, and meansoperated'by the lever fork periodically connecting the ram and rac 16. Abaling press, comprising a case, a reciprocating ram inthe case, meansfor a plying a wire band to a bale, a reciprocab e rack adapted tooperate said means, a wheel having teeth to engage a bale and rotatedthereby, two rigidly connected arms near the wheel and independentlyrotative, a pin in the wheel to rotate the arms, a projectlon on thcrack to move the arms, a lever having a projection engaged by one of thearms to move the lever, and means operated by the lever for periodicallyconnecting the ram yand rack.

17. A lbaling press, comprising a case, a ram reciprocating in the case,means for applying a wire band to a bale, a reciprocable rack to operatesaid means, a hook on the ram traversing close to the rack, a bolt inthe rack adapted to move into and out of the path of the hook, a leverto move the bolt, a rod to move the lever, a second lever to move j therod, a wheelhaving teeth to engage a bale and 'irotated thereby, and anarm rotated by` the wheel and adapted to en age the last named lever ateach rotation o the wheel.

18. A baling press, comprising a case, a ram reciprocating in the case,means for a plying a wire band to a bale, a reciprocab e rack adapted tooperate said means, a hook on the ram traversing close to the rack, alug on the end of the rack to engage the hook and retract the rack, abolt in the rack ada ted to move into and out of the path of the ook, aspring to move the bolt, a lever to move the spring, a rod to move thelever, a second lever to move the rod, an inde endentl rotative arm tomove the second ever a w eel having a pin to rotate the arm and providedwith teeth to engage a bale and rotate the wheel, and a projection onthe rack to move the arm out of vlengagement with the second lever.

19. A balin press, comprising means for forming a ba e, means forextending wires around the bale, gears having radial slots adapted toreceive the wires, means for rotating the gears, and means for stoppingthe gears with the slots therein downward, whereby obstructions will notlodge therein.

20. A baling press, comprising means for forming a bale, means forextending a wire along one side of a bale, means for extending anotherwire on the ends and the other si e of the bale, gears adapted to twistthe wires together in two separate places spaced apart, means forrotating the gears, and means for severing the wires between where theyare joined. y

21. A baling press, comprising means for forming a bale, means forextending wires around the bale and forming two crossed loops therein,two twister gears having longitudinal slots to receive the Wires wherethe same are crossed, a shaft to rotate said gears,

a periodically reciprocated rack, a train of gears operated by saidrack, the last one being loosely journaled on said shaft, a disk fixedon the shaft near the gear, a dog on the disk, and a lug on the gear andadapted to rotate the shaft in one direction only.

22. A balin press, comprising a case, a ram reciproca le in the case, areel at each side of the case, a post to engage a wire extending fromone reel, a hook to receive a wire extending from the other reel, meansfor passing the bight of the last named wire through the case and ramand engaging the loop of the same with the hook, twister gears betweenthe post and hook and having radial slots to receive the crossed wires,levers to move the wires into the slots, arms to move the Wires out ofthe slots, blades to sever the loops of the wires, a reciprocable rackadapted to operate the gears, levers, and arms, and mezlins forperiodically .reciprocating vthe rac 23. A balin press, comprising meansfor forming a ba e, means for passing a wire around the bale and formingtwo crossed loops therein, a post and a hook to hold said loops, gearshaving radial slots to receive the wires where the same are crossed,levers to move the wires into the gears, arms to move the wires out ofthe gears, blades co-acting with the post and hook to sever the loo s,and means for periodically operating t e gears, the levers, the arms,and the bla means for passing a wire around the bale and forming crossedloops therein,y gears having radial slots to receive the wires wherethey are crossed, a shaft to rotate the gears, a gear loosely journaledon Vthe shaft and' having a periodical oscillatory motion and alsohaving a lug, a disk keyed on the shaft to rotate the same, a dog in thedisk engaging the lug on the case to hold the shaft from rotating in onedirection, and a second vdogV in the disk engaging the lug on the gearto rotate the shaft in the other direction..

25. A baling press, comprising means for forming a bale, means forpassing a wire around the bale and forming crossed loops therein, gearshaving radial slots to receivew the wires where they are crossed, a postand a hook to receive and hold the loops of the wires, a shaft to rotatethe gears, a reciprocable rack, means for periodically reciprocating therack, a train of gears driven by the rack, the last gear of said trainbeing rotative on the shaft, a disk fixed on the shaft, oppositelyprojecting dogs on the disk, an adjustable disk havinga lug to engageone of said dogs and hold the shaft from turning, and a `lug on the said`last gear to engage the dog and rotate the shaft.

26. A baling press, comprising means for forming a bale, means forpassing wires around the bale and forming two crossed loops therein,twister gears having radial slots to receive the wires where they arecrossed, a shaft to rotate said gears, a gear loosely journaled on saidshaft, a reciprocable rack having a blank space at one end, and alsohaving a recess and a shoulder, a gear engaged by the rack and connectedto the twister gears to operate the same, an arm on the gear to engagethe recess in the rack, levers to move the wires into and out of thetwister gears, blades to sever the loops of the wires, a cam to operatesaid levers and blades, an arm on the cam to engage the shoulder on therack, and means for connecting the cam to the gear engaging the rack tooperate the cam.

27. A baling press, comprising means for forming a bale, means forpassing wires around the bale and forming crossed loops f therein,radially slotted gears, levers to move the wires into and out of saidgears, blades for severing the wires, cams on the levers to operate theblades, means for rotating the gears, and means for operating thelevers.

28. A baling press, comprising means for forming a bale, means forpassing wires around said bale and forming crossed loops therein, a postand a hook to engage and hold said loops, two twister gears between thepost and hook and having radial slots to receive the wires, levers tomove the wires into the gears, arms on the levers to move the wires outof the gears, blades co-acting wlth the post and hook to sever thewires,

and means for periodically oscillating the levers, arms, and blades. l

29. A baling press, comprising means for forming a bale, means forextending a wire along one side of the bale, means for extending asecond wire along the other side of the bale andacross the ends of thebale, a post and a hook to receivecrossed loops in said wires and havingcutting edges, twister gears having radial slots to receive the wires,

means for periodically rotating said gears,

a hook to receive crossed loops in the wires,

gears having radialslots to receive the wires, a gear to engage anddrive said gears,a shaft to drive said gear, a lever to move the wires jinto the slots, arms on the levers to move the wires out of said slots,the arm opposite the shaft being pivoted to the lever andA provided witha shoulder engaging the lever, a spring to hold the shoulder in contactwith the lever, means for periodically rotating the shaft. and means forperiodically oscillating the levers.

31. A baling press, comprising means for continuously forming bales,means for extending a wire along one side of the bales, a post engagedby the wire andforming a loop therein. means for extending a secondwire. along the opposite sideof the bales, a pivoted arm carrying saidsecond wire and adapted to carry the bight of the same between the endsof the adjacent bales, a hook to receive the bight of said Wire from thearm and hold the same in a loop extending oppositely to the loop in thefirst named wire, means for twisting the wires together in two places,and means for severing the loops in the wires. l

32. A balingl press, comprising means for continuously forming bales,means for extending a wire along one side of the bales,

a post engaging said wire and forming a.

loop therein, means for extending a second wire along the opposite sideof the bales, a pivoted arm adapted to swing across the rear end of thelast bale and beyond the said post, said arm having a forked endcarrying the second wire, a hook to receive the wire from said end ofthe' arm and form the same into a loop oppositely extending to the firstnamed loop and crossing the same, two gears having radial slots toreceive the wires, two levers to move the wires into said slots,

arms on the levers to move the wires out of the gears, two bladesseverally co-acting with the post and hook to sever the wires, and meansfor operating the gears, levers, and blades.

33. A baling press, comprising means for forming a bale, means forextending a wire along one side of the bale, a post engaging said wireand forming a loop therein, means for extending a wire along the otherside of the bale, a pivoted arm adapted to periodically swing around theend of the bale and beyond the post, said arm having a forked endcarrying the bight of the Wire, a hook to receive the wire from saidforked end and form the same into a loop crossing the other Wire in twoplaces, gears having radial slots to receive the wires, levers to movethe wires into' the slots, arms on the levers to move the wires out oft-he slots, blades eoacting with the post and hook to sever the wires,cams on the levers to move the blades, rods to operate the levers, alcver to operate the rods, a cam to operate the lever, a rack to operatethe cam, and means for periodically rotating the slotted gears.

34. In combination with a baling press, a reel at one side of the pressto supply a wire to one side of the bale, a post to engage the wire andform a loop therein, a reel at the other side of the press to supply awire to the other side of the bale, a pivoted arm to carry the bight ofthe last named Wire transversely through the press and beyond the post,a hool to receive the wire from the arm and form a loop thereincrossing-the `first named loop and projecting oppositely thereto,slotted gears to twist the wires in two places where they cross, leversto move the wires into and out of the gears, blades to sever the loopsof the wires, and means for operating the gears, levers, and blades. Intestimony whereof I alix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FREDERICK I. HINCKLEY. Witnesses GEORGIANA Clown, LUTHER V. MoUL'roN.

